Disability as a Diversity Issue

January 5, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: Business, Economics
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Disability as a Diversity Issue Alan Russell, MA Disability Support Services Rice University

Disability Support Services provides accommodations to students, faculty and staff to enhance their success at Rice.

Eliminate Barriers

Raise Awareness

Cultivate a Culture of Inclusion

Eliminate Barriers

Provide assistive technology to people with visual impairments

Students with learning disabilities test in a distractionreduced environment with extra time to ensure success.

Captioning and ASL interpreters can be provided to people with hearing impairments.

Enhance the diversity of Rice by raising the awareness level on campus.

Reach out to staff, faculty and students

Diversity Council

Provide assistance and advice on building access issues.

Establish a Culture of Inclusion

DARE Disability Advocacy Resource & Education

Advocate for individual cases as well as general disability awareness.

Questions?

Thank You! Alan Russell, MA Director, Disability Support Services Phone: 713-348-5841 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.dss.rice.edu

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